I’ve read through the reviews here and elsewhere and I’m more taken by the 70d than 7D Mk II, especially considering the price difference. I picked up a Canon D400 on ebay a while back and it’s been a nice, if limited entry experience into DSLR photography. I like my Canon, yes I’m sure that they’re a little behind Nikon in terms of absolute image quality at this level of camera but my biggest gripe with my current camera isn’t the photos I’ve achieved with it but the poor viewfinder.
I really want to be able to manually focus attimes and the poor viewfinder on the 400D, plus the total lack of any form of live view really makes manual shooting a nightmare. The D400 is now so long in the tooth but I have bought some nice Canon IS lenses and the 50mm f/1.8 II which I just love for portraits and I really don’t want to change to a different system now.Would you say that this is the best value for money Canon DSLR for an upgrade?